Cahiers du Cinéma's 100 Films for an Ideal Cinematheque

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The top 100 most essential films of 78 French film directors, critics and industry executives. The list was compiled for and published in the French Cahiers du cinéma film magazine.

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  1. 100 -

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 99 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 98 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 97 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  5. 96 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 95 -

    Ma nuit chez Maud

    1969 — a.k.a. My Night at Maud's, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 94 -

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  8. 93 -

    Manhattan

    1979, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 92 -

    Lola

    1961, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 91 -

    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    1948, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 90 -

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  12. 89 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  13. 88 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  14. 87 -

    Él

    1953 — a.k.a. El, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 86 -

    America America

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
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    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
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    A Star Is Born

    1954, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 83 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 82 -

    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 81 -

    The Party

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 80 -

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 79 -

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 78 -

    The Scarlet Empress

    1934, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 77 -

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  25. 76 -

    An Affair to Remember

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 75 -

    Van Gogh

    1991, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 74 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  28. 73 -

    Senso

    1954, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 72 -

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  30. 71 -

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 70 -

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 69 -

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
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    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
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    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
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    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
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    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  37. 64 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  38. 63 -

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 62 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  40. 61 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 60 -

    The Dead

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 59 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  43. 58 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  44. 57 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
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    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  46. 55 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  47. 54 -

    Gertrud

    1964, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 53 -

    Some Came Running

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
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    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
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    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
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